It's 22 years to the day since former Hornets manager Graham Taylor controversially substituted Gary Lineker while England boss

The Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm was the venue of England's final game in the 1992 European Championships.

With England behind and needing to score, manager Graham Taylor substituted Gary Lineker who was chasing Bobby Charlton's national goalscoring record but had made little impact in the tournament.

Replacement Alan Smith came close to scoring but England went out and Taylor was pilloried for the decision to replace Lineker.

The incident would resurface seven years later as Taylor took Watford back into the top flight and Lineker, by then an established BBC presenter, aimed frequent criticisms at his former international manager.

Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book, Watford FC On This Day

Comments

Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...

I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbc

Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...
I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbcSJM...laugh at luton

Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...

I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbc

Score: 2

micksolly
7:48am Tue 17 Jun 14

Do I not like that :-)

Do I not like that :-)micksolly

Do I not like that :-)

Score: 0

HunsburyHornet4
8:25am Tue 17 Jun 14

Who's Gary Lineker?

Who's Gary Lineker?HunsburyHornet4

Who's Gary Lineker?

Score: 1

gloryhornet4
8:37am Tue 17 Jun 14

It is a team game and if Gary had well over an hour and did not perform, get over it.

England waited for Root to score 200 and Ballance 100 but failed to win the test match.

GT was the boss and like it or not Lineker was the first England manager for a long long time to go into a final Euro game of the first round not already eliminated.

It is a team game and if Gary had well over an hour and did not perform, get over it.
England waited for Root to score 200 and Ballance 100 but failed to win the test match.
GT was the boss and like it or not Lineker was the first England manager for a long long time to go into a final Euro game of the first round not already eliminated.gloryhornet4

It is a team game and if Gary had well over an hour and did not perform, get over it.

England waited for Root to score 200 and Ballance 100 but failed to win the test match.

GT was the boss and like it or not Lineker was the first England manager for a long long time to go into a final Euro game of the first round not already eliminated.

Score: 7

PeteBogHorrorHornet
8:38am Tue 17 Jun 14

HunsburyHornet4 wrote…

Who's Gary Lineker?

Someone who will never forget it and move on and will always take a dig at GT whenever he can

[quote][p][bold]HunsburyHornet4[/bold] wrote:
Who's Gary Lineker?[/p][/quote]Someone who will never forget it and move on and will always take a dig at GT whenever he canPeteBogHorrorHornet

HunsburyHornet4 wrote…

Who's Gary Lineker?

Someone who will never forget it and move on and will always take a dig at GT whenever he can

Score: 3

SamTheEagle
11:11am Tue 17 Jun 14

Lineker never looked like scoring in that match and, had he not announced his retirement from International football before the tournament started, may well have had further opportunities to break Bobby Charlton's record. Should have kept his mouth shut, waited to see what happened in the Euro's, and then decided what he was going to do. He wanted to retire at 'the top' – he didn't and that's what he's peeved about.

Lineker never looked like scoring in that match and, had he not announced his retirement from International football before the tournament started, may well have had further opportunities to break Bobby Charlton's record. Should have kept his mouth shut, waited to see what happened in the Euro's, and then decided what he was going to do. He wanted to retire at 'the top' – he didn't and that's what he's peeved about.SamTheEagle

Lineker never looked like scoring in that match and, had he not announced his retirement from International football before the tournament started, may well have had further opportunities to break Bobby Charlton's record. Should have kept his mouth shut, waited to see what happened in the Euro's, and then decided what he was going to do. He wanted to retire at 'the top' – he didn't and that's what he's peeved about.

Score: 1

gloryhornet4
2:02pm Tue 17 Jun 14

SJM...laugh at luton wrote…

Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...

I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbc

.........and he walked out on his wife, his family are barrow boys and he encourages kids to eat crisps.

[quote][p][bold]SJM...laugh at luton[/bold] wrote:
Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...
I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbc[/p][/quote].........and he walked out on his wife, his family are barrow boys and he encourages kids to eat crisps.gloryhornet4

SJM...laugh at luton wrote…

Lineker was over the top in 1992...should not have been selected for Sweden 92...better centre forwards were available...

I would like to add that he is the biggest creep on tv and poor presenter in my opinion...only suitable for bbc

.........and he walked out on his wife, his family are barrow boys and he encourages kids to eat crisps.

Score: 4

mellow yellow
5:15pm Tue 17 Jun 14

gloryhornet4 wrote…

HunsburyHornet4 wrote…

Who's Gary Lineker?

A jug eared crisp eater who reads an autocue on Match of the Day

Graham Taylor is a loyal man of dignity... Everything that Gary lineker is not. That's all that needs to be said.

[quote][p][bold]gloryhornet4[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]HunsburyHornet4[/bold] wrote:
Who's Gary Lineker?[/p][/quote]A jug eared crisp eater who reads an autocue on Match of the Day[/p][/quote]Graham Taylor is a loyal man of dignity... Everything that Gary lineker is not. That's all that needs to be said.mellow yellow

gloryhornet4 wrote…

HunsburyHornet4 wrote…

Who's Gary Lineker?

A jug eared crisp eater who reads an autocue on Match of the Day

Graham Taylor is a loyal man of dignity... Everything that Gary lineker is not. That's all that needs to be said.

should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????

should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????3.45 t-crew

should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????

Score: 0

gloryhornet4
9:16am Sat 28 Jun 14

3.45 t-crew wrote…

should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????

brilliant.

Is jug ears still getting image rights from Mr Potato head?

[quote][p][bold]3.45 t-crew[/bold] wrote:
should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????[/p][/quote]brilliant.
Is jug ears still getting image rights from Mr Potato head?gloryhornet4

3.45 t-crew wrote…

should of hauled him off f.a cup style by his ears!!
i like this cider and i like this cider (burp),shoot shoot,something you didnt do jug ears @wembley when you should of scored against Brazil from the spot,blame everyone but yourself,whats that about a poor workman and his tools,talking of tools gary,you had to marry someone much younger otherwise you would of been forgotten about years ago!! and the real reason you had your wrist in a bandage ????

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